<span>Far-right Turkish leader likens Syrian refugees to garbage, vows expulsion</span>

Al-Monitor | Sep 6, 2022 at 9:05 PM
  • A top right-wing opposition leader in Turkey has vowed to kick out all Syrian refugees by 2026, saying Turkey has become an “immigrant warehouse” and a “near garbage dump” for Europe.
  • The formula apparently works with a newly formed party, the Victory Party, rising in the polls largely thanks to the racist rhetoric of its leader, the far-right academic Umut Ozdag, and nibbling at the Good Party’s base.
  • Even Erdogan has started talking about sending Syrians back to their country and of the need for dialogue with Assad, the man he once sought to violently overthrow.